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British Psychoanalytical Society

In research, British Psychoanalytical Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,152 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#752 of 2,181 worldwide) and Clinical Psychology (#719 of 738 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 38.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,676
of 28,054 · #19,593 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#491
of 1,094
Research works
768
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is British Psychoanalytical Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,152 of 10,521 9.2%138 #3755
PsychologyField #752 of 2,181 5.5%84 #1050
Clinical PsychologySubfield #719 of 738 3.4%62 #1107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Psychoanalytical Society sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,755 #3,152
  2. Psychology#1,050 #752
  3. Clinical Psychology#1,107 #719
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does British Psychoanalytical Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 38.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 61.8 works39×
  2. PsychologyField · 84.1 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.24× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 18.08× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Psychoanalytical Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Ken Robinson, Rosine Jozef Perelberg and Andrea Sabbadini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Psychoanalytical Society.

  1. 1 Ken Robinson United Kingdom · #283,257 worldwide 276 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Rosine Jozef Perelberg United Kingdom · #292,575 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Andrea Sabbadini United Kingdom · #383,277 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Christopher Bollas United Kingdom · #510,242 worldwide 44 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Joan Raphael‐Leff United Kingdom · #704,807 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Vincenzo Bonaminio United Kingdom · #758,912 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ronald Britton United Kingdom · #760,216 worldwide 28 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Chris Mawson United Kingdom · #834,847 worldwide 15 citations · 163 works
  9. 9 Morris Nitsun United Kingdom · #851,878 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Robin Holloway United Kingdom · #1,172,392 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at British Psychoanalytical Society

Which keywords describe research at British Psychoanalytical Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Psychological Interventions, Psychotherapy Outcome, Therapeutic Alliance, Mental Health, Clinical Practice and Ethics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Meta-Analysis32▲ 35×2 topics
  2. Evidence-Based Practice30▲ 153×2 topics
  3. Psychological Interventions30▲ 150×2 topics
  4. Psychotherapy Outcome30▲ 922×1 topic
  5. Therapeutic Alliance30▲ 922×1 topic
  6. Mental Health24▲ 11×18 topics
  7. Clinical Practice14▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Ethics14▲ 19×13 topics
  9. History14▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Attachment12▲ 85×3 topics
  11. Resilience11▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Group Therapy11▲ 191×2 topics
  13. Neoliberalism10▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Childhood Trauma10▲ 100×2 topics
  15. Developmental Trauma9▲ 261×1 topic
  16. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy9▲ 261×1 topic
  17. Psychoanalysis9▲ 73×5 topics
  18. Psychology9▲ 45×6 topics
  19. Feminism8▲ 19×8 topics
  20. Neuroscience8▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Science7▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Social Sciences7▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Philosophy6▲ 9.3×12 topics
  24. Cognitive Revolution6▲ 386×1 topic
  25. Depression6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Epistemology6▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Literature6▲ 7.2×12 topics
  28. Narrative Analysis6▲ 69×3 topics
  29. Agency5▲ 74×3 topics
  30. Politics5▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Social Constructionism5▲ 89×2 topics
  32. Empathy4▲ 25×5 topics
  33. Embodiment4▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Gender Differences4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Psychopathology4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Adolescence4▲ 57×3 topics
  37. Open Dialogue Approach4▲ 233×1 topic
  38. Phenomenology4▲ 24×4 topics
  39. Power4▲ 37×3 topics
  40. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy4▲ 233×1 topic

Which research topics does British Psychoanalytical Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.

Psychotherapy Techniques…30Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 30 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 9 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 6 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 4 fractional worksCritical Realism in Sociology: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 3 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksHistorical Psychiatry and Medical Practices: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral PsychologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophy1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Critical Realism in Sociology Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 3 works
  8. 8 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Clinical Psychology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available11.9%not open88.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Psychoanalytical Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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